Status: Passed Both Chambers — Passed the Illinois House unanimously and the Senate unanimously in late May 2026; transmitted to Governor JB Pritzker. Not yet signed as of June 11, 2026.
Bill Number: IL HB 5107 (104th General Assembly)
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Category: School Safety (Alyssa's Law)
Industries: K-12 Education (public and private)
Enacted Date: Pending governor's signature
Effective Date: TBD upon enactment
Summary: Illinois HB 5107 — which may be cited as Alyssa's Law — requires public school districts and, notably, private schools to consider mobile panic alert systems when developing their school emergency and crisis response plans. The bill extends Illinois's panic-alert momentum beyond the public system and aligns the state with the national Alyssa's Law movement named for Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim of the 2018 Parkland shooting. Unanimous passage in both chambers signals strong enactment odds.
Key Provisions:
- Planning Requirement: Public school districts and private schools must consider mobile panic alert systems in developing school emergency and crisis response plans.
- Private School Scope: Unlike most state panic-alert measures, HB 5107 expressly pulls private schools into scope.
- Citation: The Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.
Affected Entities: All Illinois public school districts and private schools, upon enactment.
IntelliSee Relevance: Moderate. Like other Alyssa's Law measures, HB 5107 institutionalizes a manually activated alerting layer in school crisis planning. IntelliSee's AI weapon detection complements that layer by detecting a visibly brandished firearm on existing camera infrastructure before anyone reaches for a panic button — and Illinois schools evaluating emergency response plans under HB 5107 can fold automated detection into the same planning cycle. For private schools entering the planning mandate for the first time, an overlay that uses cameras they already own is the lowest-friction path to layered coverage.
Related Legislation & Resources
- Alyssa's Law — Illinois (SB 2948)
- Alyssa's Law — New Jersey (original)
- Federal Alyssa's Act of 2025 (H.R. 6809)
- IntelliSee AI Gun Detection
Sources: Illinois Delivered — House unanimously passes school panic alert plan | ILGA — HB 5107 bill status